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3 October – Ghana reports its first case of mpox this year. [3]14 October – A bus falls into a ditch in Kwapia, Ashanti Region, killing 13 people. [4]18 October: Parliament speaker Alban Bagbin declares four seats held by MPs who switched parties vacant, effectively giving the opposition National Democratic Congress a majority in the legislature. [5]
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. 4 November: 2024 Ghanaian general election: Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia is nominated by the country's ruling New Patriotic Party as their presidential candidate. [1]
The number of women elected to parliament was 40, the same as in the previous election (2020), which means that the percentage of women members of parliament in Ghana remains at 15%, a level lower than the average in the sub-region West Africa (18%), the continental African average (27%) and the global world average (also 27%). [9]
Due to the effects of climate change, Ghana has been experiencing rising levels of rainfall, causing the water levels to rise beyond the maximum operation capacity. [6] Without the spillage exercise, this could lead to dam failure. [7] The spillage exercise started on 15 September 2023, at 183,000 cfs/day. This was increased on 9 October 2023 ...
[7] 42 nominees of Mahama were presented to the Appointments Committee of the Parliament of Ghana for vetting. [8] [9] The first two batches of six ministers completed their vetting on 21 January 2025 and were sworn in the next day by Mahama. [10] [11] The next two batches of a further six ministers completed their vetting on 23 January 2025.
7 January – Former president John Mahama is inaugurated again as president. [1]18 January – At least seven people are shot dead by soldiers in disputed circumstances at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ashanti Region.
This is a listing of the ministers who are currently serving in the New Patriotic Party government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Ghana originally formed on 7 January 2017 following the winning of the December 2016 general election when Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party became president.
On February 5, 2022, the Government of Ghana presented a check of GHS500,000 to the two families who lost their members during the shooting. Each family received GHS250,000 each. Each family received GHS250,000 each.